> Nobody really forces you to use HTTPS either
Yet, in practice, that is exactly what both Chrome and Firefox are trying to do.
Yet, in practice, that is exactly what both Chrome and Firefox are trying to do.
It's also not just them, it's the vast majority of the internet community that agrees with that.
Standard are useless if majors providers apply a different de facto norm. That behavior has a name, it is called a cartel. And on some matters, that is punishable by law.
Nah, they really couldn't. Email is simply so much bigger than only Google or Microsoft.